Musings: Story II
Davenport, Iowa, as seen from south west (1875) The city of Rock Island, “is situated on the Illinois side of the Mississippi River, at...
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Crazy: Story IV
***TRIGGER WARNING*** The following content is mature in nature and could be distressing and emotionally overwhelming for some readers. ...
The Panic at Pender: Story IV
A carriage drawn by two horses stands in a flat, grassy landscape. The buildings of Pender, Nebraska fill the background. 1899. Photo...
Musings: Story I
Story I: “licked by life” Sometimes we don’t agree with the people we love. Personally, I find it especially difficult when I don’t...
The Panic at Pender: Story III
Story III: Too Late It was only about a mile into town from the Benjamin farm, but Noel felt as if he had been running for days by the...
Crazy: Story III
DuoHK "He whom they flee is the one you move toward" Onto a Vast Plain Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) Story III: One Breath Saturday the...
The Panic at Pender: Story II
The Walter and Mary Benjamin Family circa 1897-99 Story II: James Benjamin is missing I will never forget the first time I saw this...
Crazy: Story II
“I want to write about insidious, cumulative weight…to write about writing about trauma, and the ways it changes the brain…Jumpiness,...
Emerging from the Mists of Time: Story I
Ah! it is not the sea, It is not the sea that sinks and shelves, But ourselves That rock and rise With endless and uneasy motion, Now...
Elizabeth and Daniel: Story I
“From one end of the valley to the other the scenery is exceedingly beautiful and attractive; in fact no one can form a correct idea of...
"Under his own vine and fig tree": Story I
"Under his own vine and fig tree" (1) “No one can conceive the emotion that rises up in the bosom of the traveller as he stands on the...
The Panic at Pender: Story I
“I wanted to walk straight on through the red grass and over the edge of the world, which could not be very far away. The light air...
The Ocean: Story I
“Well, I swum with the sharks. I guess I can handle this.” Story I: Sharks I’ll never forget that day. That moment. How does one even...
The Heart and the Soul of the Rose: Story I
“We start with the dying: See, they depart, and we go with them. We are born with the dead: See, they return, and bring us with them.”...
Crazy: Story I
***TRIGGER WARNING*** The following content is mature in nature and could be distressing and emotionally overwhelming for some readers. ...
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